bullwhip

See also: bull-whip

English

Etymology

From bull +‎ whip.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

bullwhip (plural bullwhips)

1. A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.

Hypernyms

• whip

Meronyms

• fall
• thong

Derived terms

• bullwhip effect

Translations

whip

• Catalan: xurriaques (ca) f pl
• Polish: batog (pl)
• Spanish: zurriago (es) m
• Swedish: oxpiska c

Verb

bullwhip (third-person singular simple present bullwhips, present participle bullwhipping, simple past and past participle bullwhipped)

1. (transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.

Related terms

• bull-whip

References

• bullwhip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia